Reichsmarine

The Reichsmarine was the navy of the Weimar Republic of Germany, existing from 1918 to 1935. The navy was restricted to 15,000 personnel, six battleships, six cruisers, twelve destroyers, and twelve torpedo boats, with submarines being banned. Despite the limitations set by the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, the Reichsmarine was still the strongest navy in the Baltic Sea, capable of fighting the Soviet Union in the case of war. In 1935, Adolf Hitler replaced the Reichsmarine with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany, and he would defy the Treaty of Versailles while rearming the navy.